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Soft name and sweet Chick.
Mom aint ugly either.
Nice combo that would do Iceland honor.
Let her have the name, especialy with that signifixcation!

no?:o:/\\!!

I'm quite happy that we have similar laws in Germany. My in-laws are hippies, so I am glad I don't have to address my Frau as "white rabbit" or the like...:smug:

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Originally Posted by Skybird (Post 1987559)

Or the spitting-lama-sound in English - the "th". A constant source of endless laughs and mumblings for us foreigners! ;) You cant teach introductory course in fifth class at a German school, without the kids rolling over each other in laughter and spitting around like idiots.

:O:

And have you ever heard what a German throat produces in strange noise when trying to pronounce one of the most alienating words I ever heared - "squirrel"?

Actually the people from Björkland have two letters in their alphabet for the 'th'-sound. :know:

And damn you for mentioning squirrel :timeout:, now I have tried to pronounce it about 674 times and I am convinced I can't spell it...

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Originally Posted by Betonov (Post 1987698)

I wonder if Steinsteypa is on that list :hmmm:

Oh, you're looking for a frú Steinsteypa in Iceland? Well here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCwWhz3WDsQ All you'll need is a guitar, some beer and a lopapeysa. :sunny:

After seeing some of the stupid names (or spelling of names) that US parents give their kids, I can see the value in some sort of approved list.:yep:

Lewis Black has a skit about this and he says that there should be a government office with the authority to tell stupid parents, "uh no, you can't name your kid that. What are you thinking.?

:D

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Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 1987814)

i actually knew a girl in school named Chatanya (pronounced Sh-it-on-Ya)

come on!:nope:

I've told the story more than once about the woman I knew back in the '70s. She said her son was the only solid thing in her life, so she named him Concrete.

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Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 1987814)

I remember news article few years ago about couple who named their children after Hitler's cabinet. :nope: Oldest son's first name was Adolf and second name was Hitler. Same thing with other kids. :down: I don't remember their surname anymore.

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Originally Posted by Penguin (Post 1987738)

And damn you for mentioning squirrel :timeout:, now I have tried to pronounce it about 674 times and I am convinced I can't spell it...

Try "Skwir'll" :D Now that is English with this terrible German accent that I always try to avoid at all costs :haha: - but I cannot help it. I cannot get it correctly out of my throat, too. Must be some difference in Teutonic and Anglosaxon anatomy.

Terrible word. Terrible.

I'm not exactly sure how a name that means "light wind" could really be embarrassing. I've heard of stranger names then that, there was someone who named their child Hashtag (i.e Twitter), theres still one that I've never forgotten was someone who was on an episode of Modern Marvels (I think) whos name was....Lunchbox!!! Plus some of the names celebs give their kids can really be embarrassing!